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Latin
Etymology
Univerbation of *ad fatim ("to weariness", "ad nauseam"). Connected with fatīscō, fatīgō, fessus.
Pronunciation
Adverb
affatim (not comparable)
- sufficiently, amply, enough
- incessantly, urgently, to satiety or fatigue
Usage notes
According to Jean-Baptiste Gardin Dumesnil's Lateinische Synonymik, affatim is distinguished from satis by its subjectivity: it is used when one desires no more, while satis is used when there is no need anymore.
References
- ^ Jean-Baptiste Gardin Dumesnil (1831) “Affatim, Satis, Satis superque.”, in D. Ludwig Ramshorn, editor, Lateinische Synonymik [Latin Synonymy] (in German), volume 1, Leipzig: Baumgärtnerische Buchhandlung, page 50